Friday 27 September 1901

It was Friday, under the sign of Libra. The US president was Theodore Roosevelt (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include John Sung .
En casa del fotógrafo, directed by Eugenio Cardini, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1901
while The Crisis by Winston Churchill was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

Genealogy: find out your family heritage

Books

Romantic tension develops between the four main characters: one, Virginia Carvel, the fashionable daughter of Comyn Carvel, a southern gentleman of the old school; another, Clarence Maxwell Colfax, her n'er-do-well cousin who becomes a stalwart cavalier in the Southern cause ...